On
the heels of their 6-0 start and wins over two ranked teams, Gator Softball
climbed two spots to claim the No. 1 ranking in the ESPN.com / USA Softball
Collegiate Top 25, announced Tuesday (Feb. 11) by the Amateur Softball
Association of America. This week marks Florida’s first No. 1 ranking since
Feb. 28, 2011. In addition, UF rose two spots to No. 2 in the USA Today/NFCA
poll.

Last
week, the Gators claimed wins in Tampa, Fla., over then-No. 23/25 USF and
then-No. 4/5 Michigan, along with victories against Wisconsin (twice), Illinois
State and Bethune-Cookman. This week, the Gators host Jacksonville University
on Wednesday before traveling to Las Vegas, Nev., for the Easton Desert
Classic. In Las Vegas, the Orange and Blue will face five opponents including
No. 24/22 Minnesota and Hawaii, which is receiving votes in this week’s polls.

The
full ESPN.com / USA Softball poll can be found here, while the complete USA
Today/NFCA poll is available here.

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the latest updates on Gator Softball, follow the team on Twitter and Facebook, and visit
GatorZone.com.